Annual mean 27°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.4 °C
Coldest
28.3 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Matara over the whole year is 27°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C. The rainy (wet) season in Matara runs from September to November, peaking in October with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; February is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Matara are highest in July, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Matara come in February, when the sky is typically 51% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Matara climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
23°C
32°C
8%
57%
1.5 m/s
13
50
7
February
29°C
23°C
33°C
6%
51%
1.7 m/s
11
42
6
March
30°C
24°C
34°C
7%
54%
1.5 m/s
9
24
5
April
30°C
25°C
35°C
9%
59%
1.5 m/s
8
17
4
May
29°C
26°C
34°C
19%
71%
2.5 m/s
8
25
4
June
29°C
26°C
33°C
16%
66%
3.1 m/s
8
37
5
July
29°C
26°C
32°C
12%
67%
3.2 m/s
10
43
6
August
29°C
25°C
32°C
13%
67%
2.9 m/s
10
46
5
September
29°C
25°C
32°C
20%
69%
2.7 m/s
9
44
5
October
29°C
25°C
32°C
22%
72%
2.1 m/s
10
40
5
November
29°C
24°C
33°C
19%
72%
1.4 m/s
10
33
5
December
28°C
23°C
32°C
12%
64%
1.4 m/s
11
40
6
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Matara weather by season
Year round, Matara has days of about 28°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 23°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Matara weather in winterDecember to February
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 9%
Winter in Matara has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Matara weather in springMarch to May
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 12%
Spring in Matara has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Matara weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 26°CRain 13%
Summer in Matara has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Matara weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 20%
Autumn in Matara has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Matara?
The rainy (wet) season in Matara runs from September to November, peaking in October with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; February is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Matara windiest?
Winds in Matara are highest in July, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Matara year round?
The average temperature in Matara over the whole year is 27°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C.